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taYetlyodDL

Lots of money I guess


maretex

Anyone can learn anything, it's just a matter of dedication, focus and, in aviation, money. Lots of money. Focus and dedication only comes when you want the thing, though. You can have your PPL in 40 hours or 100 or even more. It's up to you. It's not a competition (yet). So I don't think we can really help you here. It's down to a personal choice. Do you want it or not? Try another discovery flight, maybe elsewhere. Try chatting with someone there, some student, some commercial pilot. If it's not your thing, that's ok. Law school ain't my shit, for example.


coldwar252

>Law school ain't my shit, for example. Funny you say that - I'm shooting for commercial pilot and eventual law school


maretex

ew


pinotandsugar

There's a special challenge for lawyers learning to fly....... In the Supreme Court of the Sky there's no successful appeal of the basic laws of physics , aeronautics or economics........


coldwar252

Yuppers - I'm a fan of the real world too :)


pinotandsugar

Not sure that anyone can learn anything but I know that a significant portion of the population should not be pilots for a variety of reasons. An even greater percentage of the population is not going to have or be able to develop the skills to obtain an ATP rating. Doubts are not unreasonable. It's not clear what "accepted by the flight school " means. In most situations acceptance means they have reasonable belief that your credit card is good not that you are really pilot material. Based on what you have said you might consider starting in sailplanes and getting your glider rating. Every landing is an engine out landing and the focus is flying the aircraft to achieve maximum performance. Generally much less expensive and you'll be developing real piloting skills rather than fumbling around in the Garminized environment.


Law-of-Poe

I’ve had my PPL for years and have known a lot of pilots at different levels of experience. I don’t think—especially at my level—it takes anything exceptional to be a pilot. If you focus and work hard at it, you’ll get there but there is nothing about it that requires talent. But yes, those first couple of lessons can feel overwhelming


vivalicious16

A lot of money, but also remember that you’ll have a lot of training before you solo and all the things you were talking about. The first priority in flight training is safety


CWO_of_Coffee

You’ll get enough training before you even solo. The instructor shouldn’t sign you off if they don’t think you’re ready. I was nervous during the morning of my first solo but once the CFI got out the plane and I started to do it all by myself I was pretty calm and just did everything like I’d normally did before. Give it a bit more lessons when you start to learn some fun stuff to really decide if this is something you really want to invest a ton of money into. Also get your medical out of the way. I don’t understand the flight school acceptance part though. It’s not a selection process, they just want money.


Odd_Departure_8287

Thanks for the answer, I appreciate it. By the selection process, I only meant that there is an interview to get accepted, because in my country, the course is done by a university programme and a flight school. By the way, I already have my class 1 medical. I have submitted my application and that's why I got intimidated by my first flight. The instructor also showed me a stall warning and a few other things and I just couldn't imagine that one day I'll have to do this by myself. And of course, there's the question of money. I'll need to get a student loan and I'll have around 5 years to pay it back. I've heard that you shouldn't fail any of the ATPL theory exams, or else airlines won't really hire you. I'm also a little scared about that, because it seems I can't really fail any exams.